Swinging support for clothes-wringers.



O. E. RAMBY & W. H. REIGHARD.

SWINGING SUPPORT FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS.

APPLICATION FILED I'EB.15, 1909.

927,279. Patented July 6, 1909.

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UNITED srii'rnsrnrnn'r onmon.

CLARENCE E1 RAMBY AND WILLIAM H. REICHARD, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

SWINGING SUPPORT FOR CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 477,852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLARENCE E. RAMBY and \Vnrmu ll. lfnicimno, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful I1n-- provements in Swinging Supports for Clothes- Vv ringers and we do declare the following: to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting a' clothes wringer in the manner which enables it to be instantly placed in different positions for use.

The object of the invention is to provide a movable support whereby a single clothes wringer may be shifted to different places for use, thereby obviating the necessity of employing two or more clothes wringers, or de taching a single clothes wringer and ailixing it to different supports, all as will be hereinafter more fully described in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

Preceding a detail description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanyins,- drawings, of whi'el1 Figure ,1, is a front elevation of a bench supporting two wash tubs and upon which our improvements are mounted and are shown as supporting a clothes wringer in two different positions, one of said positions being in dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the wash bench and our supporting clothes wringer frame, with various elements employed in laundry work. Fig. 3, is a sec tional view of the frame to which the clothes wringer is attached. F 4, is an end elevation of a portion of the supporting frame showing the locking lever which looks the pivotal member in position.

In a detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

The four-legged wash bench 1 is of a common construction and is designed to support oneor two tubs 3 into which the clothes are taken from the Wash tub 4 which is adjacent to the bench. The laundry is washed in the tub 4 by means of a reciprocating; water motor 5 which is supported thereon. This'watcr met or is no part of the invention and is only illustrated in. connection with the various laundry apparatus to show the relative position and use of the invention. One of the tubs 3 usually contains the rinsing water for the clothes after they are taken immediately from the suds, and the other tub 3 contains the bluing liquid. The basket (5 is 'also illustrated as a convenient means into which the clothes are deposited after being passed through the wringcr 7. The wringcr is of well-known construction also. i

2 designates a series of upright posts extending from the edges of the bench, and 2 designates a series of horizontal members which extend from post to post and are preferably constructed of metal tubing united at their ends to socket members 8. l The horizontal frame members as well as the vertical frame members may, however, be construct- 9 designates a horizontal swinging arm which is parallel withthe lower horizontal frame member 2; one end of this arm is rig idly connected to a sleeve 10 which is fulcrumed on the upper end of the central post 2 which rises from one edge of the bench. The socket member 10 thus provides in con nection with the post a hinge for said swinging arm and is maintained on the post 2 by being inclosed between a lower socket 8 and a nut 11.

I 12 designates a shelf or bracket which is rigidly secured to two supports 18 which are clamped around the swinging arm 9 in a manner to securely hold said bracket 12.

The. free end of the swinging arm 9 has a fitting or elbow member 14 to which a lockinqalever 15 is pivoted at 16, said lever having an extension 17 which is adapted to engage a pin 18 on each of the sockets 8 in order to hold said swinging arm in either of the three positions. These three positions are arallel with the frame members 2, and it will thus be seen that the clothes wringer may be supportedin position between the two tubs 3 3, parallel with the clothes basket 6 or between the wash tub 4 and the rinsing tub 3.

The clothes wringer 7 is rigidly attached to the swinging bracket 12in any suitable manner and is therefore movable with the swinging arm 9 to either of the positions indicated. In. changing the positions of the wringer, the lever 15 is raised to a horizontal K position and is then used. as a handle in I swinging the arm 9, and after the arm 1) has ed of malleable iron or any suitable material.

been moved to either of the positions, it is looked as before indicated by the lever engaging a pin on the socket member 8.

The utility of the device will thus be apparent. In wringing the clothes of the suds when taken immediately from the wash tub 4, the wringer 7 is moved and locked adjacent to said wash tub and the clothes are then deposited in the rinsing tub 3. In wringing them from the rinsin tub to the bluing tub, the wringer is shifte .to 'a position between the two tubs, and in wringing them from the bluing tub, the wringer is laced where shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The line describing a semi-circle in Fig. 2, is the path of movement.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A swinging support for clothes wringers comprising a bench, upright posts extending from said bench on one side, and an upright ost extending from the other side of the bench in a central position, frame members extending from said posts and constituting an elevated frame, a swinging arm supported on one of the centrallydisposed posts and adapted to be locked in three operative positions, two of which positions are at right angles to the third position, and means for supporting a wringer on said swinging arm to be moved therewith to either of said positions, and means for locking said swinging arm to hold the wringer stationary in either of said three positions.

2. In a support for clothes wringers, a

bench, a frame supported on said bench, said frame consistin of a member arranged on one side of the ench and parallel therewith and united to three upright posts, a frame member joining said first-named frame men1- her at a rightangle and extending from the other side of the bench, a swinging arm pivoted to a centrally-disposed 0st intermediate the frame work on one si e of the bench, a bracket secured to said arm and ada ted to support a clothes wringer, and a loe ing lever forming a handle for the swinglng arm and adapted to lock said swinging arm in three positions.

In testimony whereof we affix our s1gna tures, in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE E. RAMBY. WILLIAM H. REIOHARD.

Witnesses MATTHEW SIEBLER, O. M. THEOBALD. 

